I love that MTR turnover is not as frequent as short term rentals and there is usually higher opportunity to cash flow each month, although there are added expenses such as utilities, lawn or hoa fees etc., to account for.

OpenAI, a leader in artificial intelligence, has leased the entire 315,000-square-foot building at 550 Terry A Francois Blvd. in San Francisco’s Mission Bay neighborhood.

Lawn maintenance, toilet repair, etc. this was a brand new AC unit costing $8,000.  

Was the home maintained in good condition (housekeeping, lawn, etc.)?

The PM coordinates cleanings, repairs, maintenance, mowing the lawn, etc.These transactions would involve a TIC.

You’ll occasionally spot For Sale By Owner signs on lawns.

SFH are easy to manage, you can have the tenants take care of utilities, lawn care and snow removal.   

Google LLC announced Aug. 15 plans to invest more than $1 billion in Texas this year, its latest strategic goal focused on supporting cloud and data center infrastructure.Some of that investment will go directly into the technology giant’s data center campuses in Red Oak and Midlothian, both south of Dallas, which are helping the company meet the increasing demand for cloud and artificial intelligence services.

In your second example where your company enters into a purchase contract with your father for $135k and then he assigns the contract to you for $150k, I'm guessing (since you mention getting a mortgage for this transaction) that what you're hoping it will do is create an artificially high sales price so you can get a mortgage on the higher amount (i.e. $150k vs $135k). 

The HOA fees are high but when I considered a SFH, insurance would have been 3 times as much, I'd have to care for lawn, pool and all utilities myself.